.NET Archive

Portable.NET 0.6.12 released

Submitted by Maciek Plewa 2005-01-17 .NET 14 Comments

A new release of DotGNU Portable.NET is out - the new .6.12 version includes a large number of fixes for WinForms and XML, and some preliminary performance increases for PowerPC platforms. Download the source or ready to run packages from GetDotGNU.com or read detailed release notes.

Designing .NET Class Libraries

Eugenia Loli 2005-01-17 .NET 2 Comments

The Designing .NET Class Libraries series presents design guidelines for developing classes and components that extend the .NET Framework. The goal of the Designing .NET Class Libraries series is to encourage consistency and predictability in public APIs while enabling Web and cross-language integration. The guidelines presented in 'Designing .NET Class Libraries' are intended to help class library designers understand the trade-offs between different solutions.

Microsoft Previews Upgrades for Mobile .NET

Eugenia Loli 2005-01-13 .NET 1 Comment

This week, Microsoft will release its first upgrade to its .NET Compact Framework, bringing mobile developers more performance, more UI support and a raft of new access technologies to make it easier for devs to integrate mobile devices with a wide array of XML, SQL and COM resources on legacy apps and databases.

.NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP3; MS Anti-Spyware Beta

Eugenia Loli 2005-01-06 .NET 28 Comments

The Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP3 Redistributable includes everything you need to run .NET Compact Framework applications, including the Common Language Runtime and the .NET Compact Framework class library. Elsewhere, Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) is a security technology that helps protect Windows users from spyware and other potentially unwanted software.

wx.NET 0.6 Released

Submitted by Alexander Olk 2004-12-19 .NET 11 Comments

Announcing wx.NET v0.6.0 is now available for download in either source form or binary packages for Linux, MacOS X, and Windows. Please review the release notes if you are a current wx.NET developer. You can also jump directly to the SourceForge download page for this release.

Automate the process of documenting your code

Submitted by marc 2004-12-15 .NET 22 Comments

We all understand the need to comprehensively document our class libraries and to keep it up to date with the code base. And still, documentation is an ongoing pain for all of us. The Visual Studio .NET IDE takes a first big step in easing that pain. It allows to document your code in a way that the compiler can create an XML document describing your classes, methods, properties, etc. This article explains how to use this feature and then create a basic help file out of it.

Teeny module runs new “.NET Embedded” software stack

Eugenia Loli 2004-12-11 .NET 12 Comments

A small startup in Microsoft's backyard is poised to begin shipping a tiny, 32-pin chip-like computer module that runs ".NET Embedded," a new Microsoft embedded software platform developed for use in watches and other "smart personal objects." The module, developed by startup .netcpu Corp., incorporates portions of Microsoft's Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT) hardware and software.

Effective C#: Implement the Standard Dispose Pattern

Eugenia Loli 2004-11-30 .NET 46 Comments

Learn how to write your own resource-management code when you create types that contain resources other than memory, particularly for disposing of nonmemory resources.

Discussing the architecture and secrets of .NET and the CLR#

Eugenia Loli 2004-11-24 .NET 25 Comments

"Show us the architecture of .NET on the whiteboard," is what Jason Zander was asked and that started out an interesting discussion of what .NET is.

How to Develop .NET Security Code as a Non-Admin

Eugenia Loli 2004-11-21 .NET 1 Comment

Sometimes you need to develop code when you don't have access to user profiles. This chapter will help you develop security code for the .NET Windows environment, even if you don't have administrative privileges.

.NET Compact Framework Graphics

Eugenia Loli 2004-11-15 .NET 1 Comment

Learn about the support that the .NET Compact Framework provides programs for creating graphical output, including limitations and how to supplement the programs with the help of GDI functions.

Oracle Data Provider vs .NET; DetailsView Control for ASP.NET

Eugenia Loli 2004-11-01 .NET No Comments

Get a comparison of the strengths of the two most common .NET data providers for Oracle, and be prepared to select the right one for your next development project. Elsewhere, Dino Esposito builds an ASP.NET 1.x custom control that mimics the behavior and the programming interface of the ASP.NET 2.0 DetailsView control.

Porting Your Visual C++ .NET Programs to Visual Studio 2005

Submitted by Vesko Peev 2004-10-30 .NET 24 Comments

Stan Lippman discusses issues that developers should be aware of when porting applications to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.

Portable.NET 0.6.10 released

Submitted by Maciek Plewa 2004-10-30 .NET 14 Comments

The long anticipated update to Portable.NET has been released. The new version features important patches and fixes for Serial I/O, threading support, sockets and many more - read the full announcement for details or download the source code now (binaries will be available shortly).

Using the Edit and Continue Feature in C# 2.0

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-28 .NET 8 Comments

This article provides an overview of how to use the new Edit and Continue debugging feature in Visual C# 2005. The feature allows you to make changes to the code while an application is being debugged and apply those code changes without having to close, rebuild, and run the application again.

Moving to .NET and WinFX: a Roadmap for C/C++ Applications

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-19 .NET 5 Comments

This article is for C++ programmers who are (at least for now) not targeting the Microsoft .NET Framework in new or existing applications. It provides some guidelines for moving to the .NET Framework without leaving behind the investment in existing code, and explains why you should consider moving to the .NET Framework not only for new development, but for existing applications as well.

Delegates vs. Interfaces in .NET

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-19 .NET 13 Comments

When you write .NET code that takes callback parameters, your first instinct may be to use delegates, but it may not occur to you that you can use an interface instead. Learn why and when an interface may be a better answer.

DotGNU announces support for XPath, IO ports, and more

Submitted by Maciek Plewa 2004-10-18 .NET 19 Comments

DotGNU is proud to announce support for XML Path Language, and IO communication ports, as mentioned on GetDotGNU homepage. Also on GetDotGNU there are new introductory articles to KDE DCOP and .NET integration, writing .NET applications using C language, and an overview of securing the XSP ASP.NET server.

C# Design Patterns: Adapter

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-11 .NET 5 Comments

The great adaptability of C# is one of its assets, but coding for a wide variety of platforms can be overwhelming. This chapter by Steven John Metsker will help you adapt your code to different situations with ease. Also, Jim Mischel talks about the System.IO.Path class, which makes working with path names very easy. Also, learn how to use Visual Studio's tools to throw and catch, elegantly and easily.

Using .NET generics for fast numerical calculations

Guest post by Rüdiger Klaehn 2004-10-06 .NET 30 Comments

The current implementation of generics in .NET 2.0 does a very good job to make typed collections faster and more easy to use. But as many people have noticed, it leaves much to be desired when you want to do calculations with generic types.